Name: Giddings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2025-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total receipts were 558 compared to 896 last week. The market was very active on the smaller run of cattle. Feeder steers under 500 lbs. were 15.00 to 20.00 higher while the steers over 500 lbs. were fully steady to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs. were up by 20.00 while the heifers over 500 lbs. were 8.00 to 14.00 higher. The slaughter cows sold fully steady to 3.00 higher on the higher dressing cows. The slaughter bull market was fully steady to 5.00 higher on the higher dressing bulls.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $324.47/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −115.23 against this barn's trailing median of $439.70.

Average price

$324.47

49 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,739

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$24.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.69

vs TX average

−23.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	335.26	1,794	27
Medium and Large 2	537	311.22	1,672	22

One grade step is worth $24.04/cwt here — about $122 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $462.61, low $362.40, median $439.70 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale49 hd

324.47

—

TX average3 barns · 84 hd

327.16

−2.69

National average180 barns · 14,929 hd

348.24

−23.77

This barn, trailing median30 sales

439.70

−115.23

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,699	168.84	2,868	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,350	140.79	1,901	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	962	131.20	1,262	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	828	98.71	817	6thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,210	$3,062	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,033	$2,250	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,108	$1,914	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	915	$1,738	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,408	$2,528	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,040	$2,550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

92 lots · USDA AMS · Giddings Livestock Auction - Giddings, TX

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	1,737.98/head	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,738	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	391.07/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,060	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,408	2,528.24/head	2,200.00–2,800.00	2,528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	310.31/cwt	290.00–335.00	1,617	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	253.71/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,578	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,899	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,687	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	3,061.57/head	2,700.00–3,400.00	3,062	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	314.14/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,627	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	1,914.00/head	1,800.00–2,050.00	1,914	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	321.92/cwt	303.00–338.00	1,246	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	390.82/cwt	350.00–410.00	1,247	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	231	376.22/cwt	350.00–400.00	869	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,733	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	339.12/cwt	235.00–395.00	933	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	330.45/cwt	285.00–370.00	1,074	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1100–1150	1,130	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,068	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	368.35/cwt	325.00–400.00	1,381	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	313.02/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,312	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	669	253.10/cwt	237.00–270.00	1,693	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,090	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	160	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	306.11/cwt	303.00–308.00	1,748	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	350.70/cwt	320.00–370.00	1,519	15
Heifers	Small 2	550–600	570	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Small 2	350–400	373	223.83/cwt	200.00–250.00	835	2
Heifers	Small 2	400–450	420	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	966	1
Heifers	Small 2	500–550	525	228.17/cwt	200.00–258.00	1,198	2
Heifers	Small 2	450–500	495	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,139	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	324.03/cwt	278.00–341.00	1,555	18
Steers	Small 2	900–950	925	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,647	1
Steers	Small 2	650–700	650	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,300	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	800	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,120	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	695	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	765	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,360	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,108	1
Bulls	—	—	1,420	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,988	1
Bulls	—	—	1,713	160.28/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,746	2
Bulls	—	—	1,797	178.81/cwt	170.00–185.00	3,213	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,051	137.18/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,442	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	875	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,015	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	875	90.75/cwt	70.00–100.00	794	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	827	125.51/cwt	124.00–127.00	1,038	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,068	127.97/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,367	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	823	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	864	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	343.01/cwt	300.00–375.00	960	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	100–150	145	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	399	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	265.15/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,533	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,351	149.15/cwt	145.00–157.00	2,015	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,371	137.46/cwt	130.00–143.00	1,885	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,280	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,587	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	258.97/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	750	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,363	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	333.51/cwt	317.00–360.00	1,868	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	289.17/cwt	240.00–308.00	1,385	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	268.79/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,398	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	299.36/cwt	290.00–308.00	2,009	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	494.46/cwt	445.00–545.00	1,350	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	800–850	800	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	100–150	145	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	354.53/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,308	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	168	474.48/cwt	470.00–480.00	797	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	441.32/cwt	405.00–490.00	1,602	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	245.81/cwt	235.00–252.00	2,006	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	303.72/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,892	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	217	488.29/cwt	450.00–520.00	1,060	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1200–1250	1,220	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,257	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	336.47/cwt	322.00–373.00	1,743	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	370.10/cwt	343.00–420.00	1,754	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	464.65/cwt	415.00–505.00	1,515	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,175	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,209	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	325.56/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,520	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,005	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,111	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	940	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	291.71/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,674	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	700	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,086	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,090	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	267.17/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,664	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	401.16/cwt	375.00–445.00	1,669	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,940	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	397.38/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,244	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	342.92/cwt	325.00–380.00	1,471	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	350–400	380	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,710	1

How this sale compares

Texas weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Texas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Amarillo, TX (LS-AM)

Feeder CattleReceipts 470Last week 667Year ago 1,039

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 145Year ago 249

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 90Year ago 18

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	915	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,737.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,210	2,700.00–3,400.00	3,061.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,033	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,800.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,108	1,800.00–2,050.00	1,914.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	2,550.00	2,550.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,408	2,200.00–2,800.00	2,528.24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	400.00	400.00
5	250–300	271	385.00–395.00	391.07
6	300–350	313	385.00–425.00	397.38
11	350–400	369	340.00–370.00	354.53
15	400–450	429	325.00–380.00	342.92
15	450–500	467	310.00–350.00	325.56
15	500–550	521	290.00–335.00	310.31
10	550–600	574	280.00–310.00	291.71
8	600–650	623	260.00–270.00	267.17
2	650–700	673	258.00–260.00	258.97
1	700–750	720	275.00	275.00
2	800–850	808	235.00	235.00
1	950–1000	980	198.00	198.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	145	275.00	275.00
1	150–200	160	305.00	305.00
3	250–300	280	300.00–375.00	343.01
8	300–350	325	285.00–370.00	330.45
13	350–400	387	303.00–338.00	321.92
5	400–450	419	305.00–320.00	313.02
11	450–500	479	240.00–308.00	289.17
10	500–550	520	250.00–285.00	268.79
9	550–600	578	250.00–275.00	265.15
8	600–650	622	240.00–265.00	253.71
1	650–700	695	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	720	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	760	222.00	222.00
1	800–850	800	213.00	213.00
1	850–900	875	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	200.00–250.00	223.83
1	400–450	420	230.00	230.00
1	450–500	495	230.00	230.00
2	500–550	525	200.00–258.00	228.17
1	550–600	570	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	450.00	450.00
2	700–750	700	298.00	298.00
3	750–800	750	315.00	315.00
2	800–850	800	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	231	350.00–400.00	376.22
3	250–300	275	235.00–395.00	339.12
4	300–350	319	350.00–410.00	390.82
16	350–400	375	325.00–400.00	368.35
15	400–450	433	320.00–370.00	350.70
18	450–500	480	278.00–341.00	324.03
14	500–550	518	280.00–320.00	314.14
8	550–600	571	303.00–308.00	306.11
4	650–700	669	237.00–270.00	253.10
1	750–800	775	250.00	250.00
3	800–850	825	210.00	210.00
1	1050–1100	1,090	183.00	183.00
1	1100–1150	1,130	183.00	183.00
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	200.00	200.00
1	900–950	925	178.00	178.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	145	510.00	510.00
2	150–200	168	470.00–480.00	474.48
10	200–250	217	450.00–520.00	488.29
12	250–300	273	445.00–545.00	494.46
19	300–350	326	415.00–505.00	464.65
23	350–400	363	405.00–490.00	441.32
17	400–450	416	375.00–445.00	401.16
16	450–500	474	343.00–420.00	370.10
16	500–550	518	322.00–373.00	336.47
11	550–600	560	317.00–360.00	333.51
11	600–650	623	295.00–315.00	303.72
4	650–700	671	290.00–308.00	299.36
1	750–800	760	275.00	275.00
4	800–850	816	235.00–252.00	245.81
1	1000–1050	1,005	210.00	210.00
1	1150–1200	1,175	188.00	188.00
1	1200–1250	1,220	185.00	185.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	140.00	140.00
1	—	875	116.00	116.00
3	—	827	124.00–127.00	125.51
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	110.00	110.00
3	—	875	70.00–100.00	90.75
2	—	823	105.00	105.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,051	133.00–140.00	137.18
2	—	1,068	126.00–130.00	127.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,351	145.00–157.00	149.15
10	—	1,371	130.00–143.00	137.46
3	—	1,280	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	155.00	155.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	140.00	140.00
2	—	1,713	155.00–165.00	160.28
6	—	1,797	170.00–185.00	178.81

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

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How it compared 500–600 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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